During the initial 14 weeks, students develop knowledge and skills through on-campus learning and simulated laboratory experiences. The final 9 weeks the student participates in assigned experiential learning in a variety of clinical laboratory settings. Students will gain insights and focus on the role of the Medical Laboratory Assistant in a healthcare setting such as hospitals, laboratories, and medical clinics. The course will provide functional knowledge required of a clinical allied healthcare professional.
The course will provide functional knowledge required of a clinical allied healthcare professional.
Registration Requirements
This information packet will answer the majority of your questions.
- Social Security card
- original SIGNED card.
- First and Last name on card must match government issued PHOTO ID.
- Cannot be laminated
- Government issued PHOTO ID (Driver’s License)
- First and Last name on ID must match name on social security card.
- Must be valid and cannot expire before the end of class
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Immunization/Health Record Form
- Provided during orientation
- Must be completed and signed, or stamped, by student’s health care provider or health department.
- Must have the following immunizations documented:
- Tetanus Booster within past 10 years OR record of Tdap
- Varicella (chickenpox) (2 shots or titer =/>1.09
- Measles, mumps, rubella – MMR (2 shots or + titer)
- Hepatitis B – (3 shots OR Positive Hepatitis B titer OR Declination)
- Two-step Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) – current, negative
- Flu Vaccination (in season)
- Covid Vaccination
- Vaccine not required by CCC&TI, but may be required by the clinical facility
Cost
(Scholarships are available.)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Medical Laboratory Assistant Registration Fee | $205.00 |
| Student I.D. Badge | $2.50 |
| Textbooks | $98.00 |
| Supplies | varies |
| Castlebranch Drug Screen and Background Check | $100.75 |
| Pewter Gray Scrubs, black closed toe & heel shoes | varies |
| CCC&TI Technology Fee | $5.00 |
| AMT CMLA Exam Fee | $135.00 |
Courses currently on the schedule:
*Waitlists are available for this course, please call 828-726-2242 if you don’t see a course with seats available*
Watauga Instructional Facility
460 Community College Drive
P.O. Box 3318
Boone, NC 28607
828.297.8120
Licensure
Licensure: Authorization granted to CCC&TI to provide instruction within another state does not imply or provide guarantees of any kind that an individual will be granted professional licensure by another state as a result of completing coursework at CCC&TI or receiving professional licensure in North Carolina. It is the sole responsibility of the individual/student to determine whether another college or license-awarding agency in another state will accept CCC&TI coursework and/or award licensure through a reciprocity agreement with the State of North Carolina.
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Healthcare Technologies
Health Sciences